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Nine years of ESA's class of 2009 astronauts

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Title Nine years of ESA's class of 2009 astronauts

Released 08/09/2018 4:17 pm

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ESA’s class of 2009 astronaut reported for their first day at work at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, 3 September 2009. The six started their first days of 18-month basic training in preparation for missions to the International Space Station and beyond.

The new astronauts were:

Samantha Cristoforetti, from Milan, Italy.

Alexander Gerst, from Künzelsau, Germany.

Andreas Mogensen, from Copenhagen, Denmark.

Luca Parmitano, from Paternò, Italy.

Timothy Peake, from Chichester, UK.

Thomas Pesquet, from Rouen, France.

Each astronaut has already flown to the International Space Station. A new recruit, Matthias Maurer, joined the ESA astronaut corps in 2015.

This collage shows scenes from nine years of training and spaceflight.